St Augustine's School, Mossman 24 – 32 Grogan Street Telephone: 07 4098 1631 Mossman QLD 4873 Facsimile: 07 4098 2267 (P O Box 327, Mossman 4873) Mrs Bec Maxwell - Principal Website: www.staugs.qld.edu.au Email: secretary.mossman@cns.catholic.edu.au

Thank you to everyone for my wonderful welcome to the St Augustine’s School Community. This is an amazing place and I look forward to growing together with the staff, students and parents. My blessing at the liturgy on Monday was very beautiful and a special thanks to Fr Karel and Mr Mullane for preparing this. The school itself is beautiful and well maintained and is a credit to all who work hard to ensure that our children have a safe and inviting place to learn.

Welcome back to Term 3. It is shaping up to be a full and exciting term of learning and growth for everyone. A reminder to parents to make sure that their children have the correct school uniforms and to

check the school bags on a regular basis for homework and notes from teachers and the school.

Our school celebrated NAIDOC week at the end of last semester and we have had wonderful feedback from the community about our celebrations. Thank you to all who worked hard to make it a wonderful day. The celebrations are still happening in Mossman this week with the Flag Raising ceremony at the Council Chambers on Monday. This Friday our students from Years 5 through to 7 will be participating in the NAIDOC street march and then spending some time at the George Davis Park for the presentations there. Our Year 5 students will be presenting their play to the wider community on the day so if you have the time please join us in supporting their learning.

On Wednesday afternoon Mrs Bronwyn Caltabiano arranged for Jump Rope for Heart to visit our school. We saw some great jump rope skills, some of our students learned to do the pretzel jump, the double rope jump and Miss Newell was pretty amazing!!! Jump Rope promotes healthy living and exercise for our hearts. Thank you Mrs Caltabiano for arranging this visit.

The Mossman Show is on this week end. Lots of rides, games and things to see – an enjoyable family outing for everyone. St Augustine’s has a display of the learning that we engage with in our school, thanks to Mrs Richelle Woods and Mrs Erin Mullane for setting up this display. When you are at the show take the time to have a look at the wonderful work of our staff and students. A reminder that Monday is a public holiday here in Mossman and the school will be closed. On Friday the CES (Catholic Education Services) office in Cairns will be closed due to the Cairns Show.

The Parish Sacramental Program is in its final stages and all students who are participating in the program will be working with the Program Coordinators in a Spirit Day this coming Friday as they prepare to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and

Communion. Please keep all of these in our thoughts and prayers.

Newsletter No. 20 17th July 2014

Dear Parents/Caregivers, Staff, Students and Friends of the St Augustine’s Community

Welcome

NAIDIOC

Jump Rope for Heart

Mossman Show

Sacramental Program

The St Augustine’s School motto is ‘Together in Faith, learning for life.’ Becoming a lifelong learner is what we, as educators, strive to instil in each child in our school. Being a lifelong learner means that you are always interested in the world around you and that you are always growing and becoming stronger as a person. At the end of Semester 1 we recognise students who have shown that they are lifelong learners and take pride in their achievements and we look forward to a renewed learning journey with each of our students in semester 2.

Learning is our work here at St Augustine’s and to help create the best learning environment we need to be able to maintain our school and provide resources which create engaged learning. Our school fees go a long way towards supporting our work and our school fee notices will be sent home in your child’s school bag in the next fortnight so please keep checking the school bags. Thank you to all those parents who make sure that their school fees are up to date. If you have any queries please contact our Finance Officer – Mrs Tess Walker.

A reminder that our next P and F Meeting is tonight Thursday the 17th of July at 7 pm in our library. The P and F is a vital part of our school community, I look forward to meeting and working with the P and F.

Our school motto calls us to be Inspired by St Augustine we are called to reach out to others by creating a learning environment open to all. How are you doing this?

Maya Angelou: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Cherish everyday with your family.

Bec Maxwell

Principal, St Augustine’s School.

Life Long Learners School Fees

P & F

Food for Thought

Semester 1

Life Long Learner Students

Book Stall Help our school team

raise funds for the Cancer Council via

Relay for Life. Next Thursday straight after

school in the undercover area.

Thank you

DATES TO REMEMBER

July Thurs 17th P & F Meeting 7pm Fri 18th NAIDOC Celebrations Mossman Mon 21st Mossman Show holiday Sun 27th – Catholic Education Week Sat 2nd Aug August Thurs 7th School Photo Day Fri 8th Interschool Sports Carnival

UNDERCOVER ANGELS

A big thank you to our helpers in

the undercover area over the last

few months! Below are the

names and dates for the weeks

ahead if these dates don’t suit

you or your family try to swap or

feel free to contact me

0417772277 (Elissa) or

email port.douglas@bigpond.com

Thank you for your continued support, your P&F.

DATE NAME DETAILS

JULY 19 ERIN MULLANE JULY 27 BRINLOW FAMILY AUG 4 YVETTE LE GRIFFIN AUG 11

LIBRARY UPDATE

THE GOOD NEWS - We have

lots of news books that the students are keen to get reading. Thank you to the very generous P &

F and the parents who helped with fundraising, for the donation of the cost of some of these books.

THE NEWS THAT YOU PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO HEAR: We are calling for helpers to

cover all those books. If you have a spare half hour during, before or after school it will be greatly appreciated if you can help us out. Coffee can be provided.

Thank you Yvonne Grant Teacher Librarian

CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK

Catholic Education Week 2014 will be held from

Sunday 27 July - Saturday 2 August and will focus on

the theme:

“Come, live life in all its fullness”

This inspirational call is based on the Gospel of John

(10:10), challenging those who answer it to “live

fully”.

Reflecting this Gospel call, Catholic schools strive to

provide a learning experience through which every

young person has the opportunity to reach their full

human potential - spiritually, intellectually,

emotionally, socially, culturally and physically - and

know what it means to engage in all that life has to

offer.

During Catholic Education Week 2014, Catholic

education communities across Queensland are

invited to celebrate and share how their

communities are encouraging and providing

opportunities for their members to “Come, live life

in all its fullness”.

REMINDER

DON’T FORGET TO

DOWNLOAD THE NEW

SKOOLBAG APP ON YOUR

SMART PHONE OR VISIT

www.skoolbag.com.au

FOR MORE INFO

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MOSSMAN SHIRE HALL WITH

DJ JACK!

10-14 Years

Friday 18th of July

6pm to 9pm

ENTRY FEE- $5 INCLUDES FREE

SAUSAGE

SOFT DRINK AVAILABLE

LUCKY DOOR PRIZE

DANCE OFF

MANY ACTIVITIES

BUS SERVICE- PICK UPS

Wonga Servo Pick up at 5:45pm

Mossman Gorge Pick up at 6:20pm

DROP OFFS

Wonga Servo Drop Off at 9:30pm

Mossman Gorge Drop Off at 9:00pm

For Further Enquiries Contact Sara- 4098 1487

In Partnership of

Dear Parents, We will be photographing your school on Thursday 7

th August

2014.

You will receive a flyer/envelope for each of your students explaining the products available and how they may be ordered. This year we have introduced online ordering for your convenience and the convenience of your school. Sibling Photos are also available for students enrolled at the school. Please collect a ‘Sibling Order Envelope’ from your school’s office. Please note: online orders for Siblings close 48 hours prior to the day of photography. After this time, the Sibling Order Envelope must be returned to the school, on or before photo day. Ordering Online: Should you wish to order online you will find detailed instructions (as per below) on how to go about this on the back of your order flyer, or you can order using your payment envelope in the same way you always have. Please note: envelopes are not required to be handed in if ordering online.

If Not Ordering Online: Payments can be made by cash, cheque or money order. Please ensure that each student returns his/her own envelope, even if payment is made in the eldest child’s envelope. It is important that envelopes are not placed inside other envelopes. Students not ordering online are to bring their envelopes on or preferably before Photo Day.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any queries. Your team at advancedlife Photography

Weekend Mass Times Saturday 6:30pm Mossman Sunday 7:00am (Mossman)

Sunday 9:00am (Port Douglas)

Parish Centre-Office 24 Grogan Street (PO Box 116)

Mossman QLD 4873 Ph: 07 4098 2001 Fax: 07 4098 1303 Email: office@catholicdouglas.org.au

Web: www.catholicdouglas.org.au

Catholic Parish Mossman – Port Douglas Co-responsible in faith and development

St Augustine’s Church, 24 Grogan Street, Mossman St Mary’s Church, 2 Endeavour Street, Port Douglas

Parish Priest: Fr Karel Duivenvoorden (0428 130 518)

St Augustine’s

Outside School Hours Care PO Box 327, Mossman Qld 4873

Ph: 07 4098 1361 Coordinator: Katie Shepherdson

Yulmbarril! (Welcome!) ... to Term 3 and the beginning of Semester 2,

2014. Kuku Time is our newsletter section

dedicated to Kuku (News/Language) updates

from your Indigenous Education Team.

Yulmbarril Bec Maxwell as our new Principal, we

look forward to learning and growing together

with you.

I extend massive thanks and heartfelt

appreciation to everyone who assisted and

participated in the wonderful, fantastic NAIDOC

celebrations held at St. Augustine’s last term,

June 25th. What a day! I believe we truly

embraced the meaning of celebration, the big

smiles and joy I witnessed and the culture love

and sharing was truly inspiring!

A feature of St Augustine’s observance of

NAIDOC day 2014 was the smoking ceremony

and Traditional Welcome to Country performed

by Kuku Yalanji elder Lorna Shuan. This solemnly

marked the commencement of the day and

preceded the full school Liturgy. In keeping with

this year’s theme: Serving Country: Centenary

and Beyond our service had a distinct military

presence. Guest Speakers included Mr Bruce

Craven from the Mossman RSLA Branch, who

presented the service history of each Indigenous

solider from the Mossman community. Able

Seaman Bosun Godfrey Bero from HMAS Cairns

Navy Base spoke about his interesting naval

career and Mossman High School Year 10

student Jamie Lee Williams presented her poem

especially written for the mural at the RSLA

clubhouse. A special thank you must be made to

Father Karel and Mr Mullane who presented

such a touching liturgy.

NAIDOC day also saw the ‘world premier’ of the

play “Kubirri”, especially written for the day by

Ms Caitlin Donigi, approved by local elders and

wonderfully performed by senior students.

Parents and guests then visited the library to

look at the display of artefacts, PowerPoints and

service histories of Indigenous warriors and

shared a very enjoyable morning tea.

Students continued the celebration of the day

with a series of cultural activities that

investigated traditional Indigenous life through

games, music, art, storytelling and weaving.

Students also visited the library to look at the

themed display and listen to a talk by Mr Craven

on his service in Vietnam.

Caitlin Donigi & Trisha O’Donnell

Indigenous Education Team

KUKU YALANJI

~WORD OF THE MONTH~

milka manil milga manil remember, recollect

Kuku Time

Save the Date Fri, July 18th *Mossman Community

NAIDOC March and family fun day at George Davis Park

Wed, July 30th *Traditional Welcome for our new Principal, Bec Maxwell. *Term 3 Planning

All parents and relatives welcome to attend. Please be sure to RSVP.

Kuku Time

Kuku Time